Smith v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $25.

The first ground of complaint in the motion for a new trial is that the verdict reads as follows: “We the juror find the defendant guilty and assess his punishment at a fine of $35 (Twenty-five dollars). J. M. Brown, Foreman.” Appellant insists that the word “juror” being used instead of the word “jury” thereby shows on its face only one man of the jury rendered the verdict. Bad spelling and bad grammar will not vitiate a verdict, but we will look to the clear import of the words to…